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Marelle's Seashell Museum

Tourist attraction β€’ Museum

πŸ‘πŸ‘ 1st impressions, So clean, from the bathrooms to dining area and especially the museum. Really friendly staff, great coffee, and delicious food. Had Filipino breakfast (corned beef) 2 perfect eggs, chx adobo and a mango crepe, all excellent. Impressed with the museum as well. All worth a stop. Recom... People often mention museum, shells, collection, great, recommend, visit, shell, delicious, worth, restaurant,


Address

4GW5+668, Circumferential Road, Siquijor, Philippines

Contact

+63 915 546 3715

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (108 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Sunday: (Christmas Eve), 7β€―am to 10β€―pm, Hours might differ
  • Monday: (Christmas Day), 7β€―am to 10β€―pm, Hours might differ
  • Tuesday: 7β€―am to 10β€―pm
  • Wednesday: 7β€―am to 10β€―pm
  • Thursday: 7β€―am to 10β€―pm
  • Friday: 7β€―am to 10β€―pm
  • Saturday: (Rizal Day), 7β€―am to 10β€―pm, Hours might differ

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  • 5/5 Tim M. 1 year ago on Google
    1st impressions, So clean, from the bathrooms to dining area and especially the museum. Really friendly staff, great coffee, and delicious food. Had Filipino breakfast (corned beef) 2 perfect eggs, chx adobo and a mango crepe, all excellent. Impressed with the museum as well. All worth a stop. Recommend and would return.
    4 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Sweet V. 4 years ago on Google
    We had their dinner special and the food was awesome.. Got even the garlic crab and it was so good and delicious.. The service was great and fast.. And the guide in the musuem were so knowledgeable and informative and they also had nice souvenir shop.. I highly recommend this place nice different species of shells, good food, and great service.. 10 stars..
    2 people found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Vasileios M. 5 years ago on Google
    We found the place through Google and I can surely say that it worths! It's a big room with a huge shell collection! A guide companied us and explained all different shell families! Quite interesting the collection with the most dangerous sells and seastars. After the guided tour we had the chance to enjoy our coffee and fruits with the super friendly staff of the place! I can totally recommend it!
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 Shawn R. 4 years ago on Google
    Pleasantly surprised at the quality of this museum. They have a huge array of shells and other interesting sea critters going back hundreds of years. An easy quick stop on a chill day in Siquijor. We didn't eat there but if you do I believe the entry is free.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Beverly M. 1 year ago on Google
    Entrance is 100pesos.Very educational. Great job for ate sherdawn for touring us! Souvenirs available.
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 5/5 Hylmar E. 1 year ago on Google
    Very neatly organised shell collection of over 3000 shells, all found onPhilippine grounds. You will find information regarding the biology and background so as to make it a worthwhile visit. The owners know a lot more, so just ask. If you eat in (very tasty local food), museum entrance is free!
    1 person found this review helpful πŸ‘

  • 4/5 Mr. S. 7 months ago on Google
    We visited the restaurant and museum. The restaurant was good. I only had an omelet, but it was made very well. The service was excellent. The museum was far better than anticipated and much better than others I've been to in the Philippines. The only negative is that it was a very hot day, and they only had a single fan to cool down the room. It became too hot to keep looking at all the displays. That size of a room, on such a hot day, should have at least 3 fans. Other than that, it was all a very nice experience, and I recommend it.

  • 5/5 Guilian Lalaine L. 10 months ago on Google
    My friends and I absolutely love this place! The museum is fun to explore! They also have a resto and their food is one of the best! Big servings! Delicious! Superb service! When I visit Siquijor again, I will definitely come back here.

  • 5/5 Mike S. 10 months ago on Google
    Museum is well maintained with beautifully organised and labelled specimens. Lots of information available on the species on display. Very clean and organised. Restaurant attached serves great breakfast!

  • 5/5 Aldrich T. 1 year ago on Google
    This museum was really educational and entertaining. The guide really did her best to share information and knowledge about the topics, and they're all self taught! It's given me a bigger appreciation of what the Philippines has to offer through just shells and shellfish displays. Cool place!

  • 5/5 Vad K. 10 months ago on Google
    Today is June 26 2023 Visiteythese restaurant wiymy sister and a girlfriend. We all surprised how much delicious foods here. A little bit pricy but it is worth it. Strongly recommend to visit them.

  • 5/5 Nick B. 7 months ago on Google
    I really love this place! The food is excellent, the service is great and the attention for details is present everywhere. I ate most probably the best ever chicken cordon bleu ever! It’s a must to visit their seashells museum next door as well ; it’s free for the guests of the restaurant. I will always be happy to come back!

  • 5/5 Jess S. 1 year ago on Google
    Had a really nice time here!! The servers were soooo unbelievably friendly, food was piping hot and delicious and the portions were huge! I had the eggplant sandwich and my friend had the club. Would definitely recommend for food! Menu big too.

  • 5/5 Elliott V. 6 months ago on Google
    Amazing collection of shells and shellfishes. It's definitely worth the tour. Note : if you eat at the restaurant, the visit is free. If not, it is 100p per head.

  • 5/5 Tom B. 5 months ago on Google
    Great food friendly staff. The shell museum is very interesting and extensive. A must stop on Siquijor

  • 5/5 Aisling D. 4 months ago on Google
    Excellent museum and it's open till late in evening. 100 PHP entry. Lots of very interesting signage in English. Posters and information on shells, shell themed stamps collection, large crab collection, great posters outlining marine life in Philippines. It is really worth a visit.

  • 5/5 Michael D. 5 months ago on Google
    This is a very interesting museum with very detailed displays documenting each specimen. The collection is vast and well worth the visit. They also serve wonderful food and our breakfast was excellent.

  • 5/5 Patricia G. 10 months ago on Google
    We visited on a Monday afternoon, so there were no customers except us. The waitress was very kind and accommodating. Food took about 30 mins or so to arrive. Food was pretty okay. Not exceptional, but not bad either. It was filling, but the taste is not what we expected. Great presentation though. HUGE SERVINGS! We were not able to finish it all. We joked that we could have just ordered the sweet and sour pork (not pictured) and ordered extra rice and plates since the serving seemed like it was for sharing. The seashell museum is a must-see! It was really amazing to see all the different kinds of marine life preserved. The gift shop sold unique mother-of-pearl items also. Overall a great experience!

  • 5/5 Emma K. 1 year ago on Google
    Such a cute museum and absolutely lovely staff to show you around and give a little background on the various shells. Good pitstop on the way back from the falls.

  • 5/5 Mike Cline W. 1 year ago on Google
    This is a labor of love. You can see it in every display! I had a wonderful time seeing every shell and learned a lot about shells. I highly recommend going there!

  • 5/5 Pablo Jr. R. 3 years ago on Google
    Cool museum one of a kind..several species of arthropods and mollusks are present here, well preserved. They also sell shell soveiners and serve food

  • 5/5 Dori H. 1 year ago on Google
    This is an exquisite display of shells. How beautiful they all are. We scuba dive and yet I have not seen most of these shells on the sea floor. Sorry don't remember the name of the gal who gave us so much information about the shells let alone the knowledge of some of these are very poisonous. The owner we found out is from our own home state of Oregon.

  • 5/5 Babs D. 1 year ago on Google
    I came with my friend and ordered seafood marinara & pork Snitzhel,we both enjoy the delicious food,you'll definitely get what you pay for portion wise and taste wise! Highly recommend

  • 5/5 Ilan M. 1 year ago on Google
    This isn't just a museum but also a restaurant. We really enjoyed dinner here which was delicious with large dishes at reasonable prices. We visited the museum while waiting for the food to be prepared. I recommend giving their curry a try :)

  • 5/5 Sharon P. 2 years ago on Google
    Well worth the visit plenty to see and the young lady very knowledgeable and happy to answer any questions.

  • 4/5 Joyce Faith A. 5 years ago on Google
    We were just looking for a place to have breakfast but they also have a seashell museum. We had a great experience adoring all these wonderful shells and sea creatures while waiting for our food to be served. The breakfast was good but the 'tapa' could have been softer.

  • 5/5 LILIBETH U. 4 years ago on Google
    It is really good....the place is so relaxing, sumptuous foods and the staffs are very accomodating...Thank you so much Mark & Elgie for the friendship.....Come one and all...its in here you can see shells you haven't seen in our own lives before....See you there....πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–

  • 5/5 Mayumi W. 4 years ago on Google
    Delicious food! We had a traditional local dish called chicken halang halang. Yummm. It's a little like Thai green curry. A little spicy. Also had pineapple cucumber drink and they had a reusable stainless steel straw. Wow. Super clean and eco-friendly. The exhibit is also impressive. Admission of 100 php is waved if you way here. Very cool!

  • 5/5 Maria Chona Z. 6 years ago on Google
    The museum has a wide collection of seashells from all over the Philippines and is close to completing the collection. Also in the museum is the owner's personal collection of underwater stamps from all over the world. The museum has a well-informed guide that can answer almost all of my queries. They also posted posters of guides and warnings about illegal collection of protected underwater species. Overall, it is very educational and unique.


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